Pacific Rim Promo II

This is a round-up post of some of the splendid Pacific Rim (2013) promotional artwork that I missed the first time around that I posted here.  Some of these wonderful banners and posters can be found on the film's official website.  I've tried to avoid including unofficial fan art, but may have let a few slip through that I found really impressive if they weren't official.

 

I was very interested in seeing the results from the weekend for the film.  At this point, it's gravy as they say.  Any money made on Pacific Rim going forward as of last week was essentially going to be profit and will no doubt tell the tale regarding the potential for a sequel.  Budgeted at $190 million, the worldwide box office is currently tallied at $224 million and it's still in theatres as of this writing.  Again, I remain the optimist.

 

 

Babes In Kaijuland: Kumi Mizuno Vs. Rinko Kikuchi

This is a full-on Pacific Rim-inspired assault week.  I have completely immersed myself into a neural drift and stream of consciousness with Gipsy Danger and Rinko Kikuchi this week.  Please be patient with me.

These posts are just popping out of me as a result of pure inspiration from the film.  I'm completely off script of late and a bit unhinged.  So indulge me, if you will, as we continue our impromptu, seemingly non-stop, all Pacific Rim week rush.

Welcome to a little thread we can call Babes In Kaijuland.

There are two actresses that immediately conjure kaiju inspiration.  The stunning Rinko Kikuchi is of course the timely name with her terrific turn in Pacific Rim, but even more important is the classic, traditional beauty of the dee-gorgeous Lady Miss Kumi Mizuno.

Kumi Mizuno and Rinko Kikuchi are names that just ooze sex appeal.  Even those names are just sexy. In fact, they are living breathing Japanese sex kittens so it makes sense they have had some success in film.  Mizuno and Kikuchi.  Do you see? Pure dead sexiness.

 

We're just having a bit of fun.  So who gets the nod here for you folks?

Here are twenty-two stunning images each of these beautiful Japanese ladies to assist in such trying decisions while a looming apocalypse hangs the world in the balance.

Rinko Kikuchi or Kumi Mizuno? 

Kumi Mizuno has starred in genre classic like Gorath (1962), Matango (1963), Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965), Frankenstein Conquers The World (1965), Godzilla Vs. The Sea Monster (1966), The War Of The Gargantuas (166), Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). Mizuno appeared in over 50 Toho films in all.

Rinko Kikuchi has starred in Babel (2006), The Skycrawlers (2008), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo (2009), Assault Girls (2009), Norwegian Wood (2010), Pacific Rim (2013) and the upcoming 47 Ronin (2013).

The Sci-Fi Fanatic winner is:

Kumi Mizuno! She still remains an ageless, timeless personal favorite.

I may be over the moon for Pacific Rim as easily hands down the best film of the summer thus far, but I have yet to lose my faculties altogether now.  Some may beg to differ.

If Rinko Kikuchi delivers another monster performance for Pacific Rim 2, of which I remain hopelessly optimistic, and dares to sign on for a yet-to-be-named Toho classic, then she'd be giving Mizuno a run for her money.  But until then I still defer to the grace and beauty of one of the Toho originals in the legendary Mizuno, an actress who always remained proud of her association with Toho and Japan's fantasy and kaiju genre.  But, yes, Mizuno and Kikuchi - that's hot!